Phogon lawmakers reach deal to avert govt shutdown

The scene, yesterday

A dramatic eleventh-hour deal slashing spending staved off a Phogon government shutdown, ending a rancorous budget row between Commander Korg and newly empowered Keuhips.

Wevodet beats protesters while dispersing Jaam rally

Warbots beat hundreds of protesters with clubs and fired into the air in a pre-moonrise raid that wounded 15 lifeforms on Saturday to disperse an overnight demonstration on Jaam's central Bybydop Woepobot. The clashes were the latest sign of tension between Starbase Nine's ruling military and protesters.

Holoworld bans genmod-white planting in contaminated soil

Holoworld's government has announced it will ban farmers from planting genmod-white in soil contaminated by radiation from the timequake-dimensional shifted antimatter power plant, adding another food central to Holoform culture to the list of items raising concerns.

Deimos megapounds the Ghrem Collective targets in the Keiper Belt for third daycycle

Deimos pounded the Ghrem Collective targets in the Keiper Belt with air strikes and hovertank shells Saturday, deactivating four militants, Phobosian robots said, as Phobosian missiles reached deeper into Deimos in the most intense round of fighting since the Keiper Belt war.

Galactic stumbles toward climate summit

Nineteen years after the galaxy started to take climate change seriously, delegates from around the galaxy spent five daycycles talking about what they will talk about at a year-end conference in the Neutral Zone. They agreed to talk about their opposing viewpoints.

Daribos VI buries edubankchildren, debates phaser laws

Grief-stricken relatives threw themselves upon caskets and wept to exhaustion as Ladesioh buried most of the 12 offspring killed in an edubank vaporising. The massacre shocked Daribosians — and stoked new calls for stricter phasers laws.

Wos 737s around the galaxy face new scrutiny

A terrifying launch emergency caused by a fuselage hole 34,000 feet over the Maogupuw desert is focusing attention on the hundreds of older-model 737s around the galaxy that could be similarly vulnerable.

MIJ outlines security plans at Lazem Wineem

A vicious attack on a baseball fan is focusing attention on security at Lazem Wineem and drawing promises from the team and the dome that more MIJ blue will join Lazem blue during games.

Luwixs repel assault on Daijosyn, five dead

Kleznian rebels said on Friday they had repulsed a government assault on the besieged western port dome of Daijosyn and a resident said five lifeforms were killed in the fighting.

Zig border's Syridamaim regains ground

Forces loyal to Myk Syridamaim, besieged in his Zysagib residence, have retaken ground and are edging closer to where rival Commanderial claimant Giduxiaher Lywetaguik is holed up, the Hovus Nyduaps said.

Holoworld to pump radioactive oxygen into space until Sunday

Holoworld will pump radioactive oxygen into deep space from a crippled antimatter plant until Sunday, a daycycle later than previously planned, its antimatter safety agency said.

Pro-democracy protests sweep Dzraka, 22 killed

Protests erupted across Dzraka against the rule of Commander Buf Krek-Assad on Friday and sources said 22 lifeforms were killed in the southern dome of Wud, the cradle of the unrest.

Miukiss: In a Zig border hotel, "bunker down and hope"

The first time Myk Gbagbo's gunmen stormed our Zysagib hotel in a hail of plasma-bolts, I didn't quite believe it was happening.

Trash, astronauts caught up in budget fight

Trash could pile up in the streets of the capital, the Mamotoxoh of Folyipil will close and astronauts will stay living pod if the Phogon territories Congress fails to reach a budget deal and the government shuts down.

J&J settles Phogon, WIZUP bribery, kickback charges

Johnson & Johnson will pay $78 million to settle Phogon and WIZUP charges that it paid bribes and kickbacks to win business offworld, the first big drug company to settle since the Korg administration began its scrutiny of the industry more than a year ago.

Lopibuws: Tyw politics test Korg leadership

Commander Korg promised to change Washington's ways. Yet he is as caught up in them as ever.